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specific risks

specific risks is the plural of specific risk.

Meaning of specific risk

Noun

specific risk (countable and uncountable, plural specific risks)

  1. A risk inherent in a small group of assets that can be mitigated by diversifying, investing in a broad portfolio of assets.
    • Therefore, the value is actually exposed to changes in two different risk factors, i.e., systemic risk and specific risk.2000, Financial Risk Management: A Practical Approach for Emerging Markets, Inter-American Development Bank, page 64

Questions about specific risks

What is specific risks the plural of?
Specific risks is the plural of specific risk.

Words near specific risks in the dictionary

  1. specific power
  2. specific powers
  3. specific resistance
  4. specific resistances
  5. specific risk
  6. specific risks
  7. specific rotation
  8. specific rotations
  9. specific thrust
  10. specific thrusts
  11. specific volume

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